Sarah Kirk, DVM, MS

Adjunct Lecturer
Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Floridasarahkkirk@ufl.edu

From helping animals displaced by Hurricane Sandy to leading efforts to establish community cat and high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter clinics, Dr. Kirk is an animal welfare and shelter medicine leader. Dr. Kirk has worked her entire career as a shelter veterinarian, consultant, and emergency responder. She brings her experience in shelters and multiple, large-scale cruelty and neglect cases; forensic examination; report writing; and long-term care of abuse victims to her position as an instructor for the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine program at the University of Florida. Her special interests include facility design, population management, welfare of shelter animals, and infectious diseases of rescued animals.

In addition to her two amazing adult children, she shares her life in sunny Florida with rescued cats and horses, who remind her daily why she loves her profession.

Education:

MS in Veterinary Medical Sciences with a Concentration in Shelter Medicine, University of Florida, 2017

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

As part of both the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and the Academic Health Center, Veterinary Medicine is dedicated to advancing animal, human and environmental health through teaching, research, extension and patient care.

UF Veterinary Forensic Sciences

The University of Florida's online graduate certificate program in Veterinary Forensic Sciences is provided by the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine in partnership with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).